The Digest:
A federal jury in Maryland has found Nigerian national Olusegun Samson Adejorin guilty of orchestrating a sophisticated cyber fraud that siphoned over $7.5 million from two U.S.-based charitable organizations. The 32-year-old was convicted on charges including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized computer access after a six-day trial, highlighting the global reach of business email compromise scams.
Key Points:
- Adejorin infiltrated email accounts of staff at a Maryland investment charity and a New York nonprofit in mid-2020
- He used spoofed domains to pose as employees and sent fraudulent fund withdrawal requests
- The scheme involved hijacking internal email accounts to fabricate approvals and bypass financial safeguards
- Specialized credential-harvesting software was used to conceal fraudulent messages within victims’ inboxes
- Adejorin was arrested in Ghana in December 2023 and extradited to the U.S. in August 2024
- Collaboration included the FBI, Ghana’s Economic and Organised Crime Office, and police services
- He faces up to 20 years per wire fraud count plus a mandatory two-year sentence for identity theft
- Sentencing is scheduled for April 10, 2026, before Judge Theodore D. Chuang
Sources: PM News
